Highlights of Honduras

• Round trip economy class airfare from Miami to San Pedro Sula (other US gateways available)
• 7 nights hotel accommodation ( San Pedro Sula 2, Copan 2, Gracias 2, Yojoa Lake 1) with breakfast daily
• Half day guided tour of San Pedro Sula
• 5 days of escorted sightseeing as per itinerary
• Land transportation and sightseeing via air-conditioned vehicles
• Services of English speaking bilingual guides
• Entrance fees on included sightseeing
• All transfers as per itinerary with assistance and baggage handling
• Meals: B = breakfast (7)
• Hotel service charges and taxes
• FreeGate travel bag and document portfolio

Day 1 : USA - SAN PEDRO SULA
Departure from USA. Meeting and assistance upon arrival in San Pedro Sula, transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. Overnight in San Pedro Sula.

Day 2: SAN PEDRO SULA - COPAN (B)
The Spanish Conquistador Don Pedro de Alvarado founded San Pedro Sula in 1536, originally named "Villa de San Pedro de Puerto Caballos". Today, San Pedro Sula is the most dynamic city and industrial capital of Honduras. Your city tour includes visits to the Cathedral, City Hall, Pedestrian's street, and the local market place Guamilito. In the afternoon, depart for Copan. After a stop at the village of La Entrada for a brief visit to the market, enjoy the beautiful countryside as you travel on to the picturesque village of Copan Ruinas. During the drive you will be offered information about Mayan trade routes, social and political organization, and theories on their mysterious demise. Overnight in Copan.

Day 3: COPAN (B)
Today you will visit the legendary Archaeological Park of Copan, which consists of two main sites: the ruins and the sepulchres. Enjoy the impressive 63-step stairway with over 2,500 hieroglyphs and masterfully carved Stelaes. In the afternoon you will visit "Las Sepulturas", a residential and burial site of the Mayan Nobles. Overnight in Copan.

Day 4: COPAN - SANTA ROSA - GRACIAS (B)
Today, drive along the Pan American Highway to Santa Rosa. On the way, a brief visit to Santa Rosa de Copan, the most important city in Western Honduras. You will tour a local tobacco factory and observe the manual production of the world famous Honduran cigars. Reach Gracias in the afternoon. Gracias was founded in 1536 by Captain Juan de Chavez. Its original name was "Gracias a Dios"; apparently the Spanish conquistador had spent several days in this mountainous area looking for a place to establish a city. When he finally found an area flat enough to build it, his first words were "gracias a Dios que hemos hallado tierra llana", which means "thank God we finally found flat land". Gracias still retains much of its original atmosphere, which you will experience on the tour of the historical sites and churches. Overnight in Gracias.

Day 5: GRACIAS - LA CAMPA - GRACIAS (B)
After breakfast you will visit the Fort of San Cristobal, located in a small mountain offering the best views of the valley and the city. From here you can see all three churches in Gracias, the picturesque cemetery, and the impressive mountain of Celaque located behind the fort. In the afternoon you will visit the Lenca community of La Campa, located only 10 miles from Gracias in a very scenic little town known for ceramic products. In the afternoon return to Gracias. Rest of the day at leisure; you may wish to enjoy the local natural hot springs. Overnight.

Day 6: GRACIAS- YOJOA LAKE - PULHAPANZAK WATERFALLS (B)
Continue your trip to the Yojoa Lake. After having settled in your hotel, you will visit the Pulhapanzak Waterfalls, the most impressive in the country. This beautiful location, an important cultural site for the ancient Maya, invites you for a refreshing bath in its clear waters. On the way back to the hotel you will drive through several fruit, coffee, and sugar cane plantations. Overnight at a hotel near the lake.

Day 7: YOJOA LAKE -PULHAPANZAK WATERFALLS- SAN PEDRO SULA (B)
Enjoy bird watching while on a morning walk. The Yojoa lake, due to its elevation and geographical location, attracts the greatest concentration of birds in the country. Approximately 400 of the 700 species registered in Honduras live around this lake. In the late afternoon return to San Pedro Sula for overnight.

Day 8: SAN PEDRO SULA -USA (B)
After breakfast, transfer to San Pedro Sula Airport for your flight home.

Accommodations	Option A	Option B
S. PEDRO SULA	Gran Hotel Sula	Holiday Inn
COPAN	Camino Maya	Marina Copan
TELA	Gran Central	Villas Telamar

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Departure Dates & Prices

NOTES: Rates are person in US Dollars, valid through March 31 2008. Round trip airfare from Miami is included in the rates; departures from other US cities are also available. Not included in the rates are US and foreign airport departure taxes, as well as airline fuel surcharges.

SUPPLEMENTS/ ADDITIONAL COSTS:
AIRFARE: Holiday Season (Dec. 10 - Jan 2): $295

BRING-YOUR-OWN-AIR: If you buy your own airline tickets please deduct $495 from the above prices

DEPARTURES FROM OTHER US CITIES: Please add the add-on fares listed below to the tour price:

BUSINESS CLASS UPGRADE (International airfare): Available on request